Dec 19 - Kicking Off The Eve Of Two Weeks Of Vacation

Kate's thesis is done
We celebrate with pizza
The wine flows freely

Dec 18 - Thoughts On The First Lady After A Wander Down Avenida Bolivar In The Festive Season

She's clearly a fan
Of abundance and colour
Electric Christmas

Dec 17 - A Very Last-Minute Change In Plans Scraps Our Chance To Hear Christmas Music At The Cathedral

Beer and tiny snacks
Not as good as Mejias
But Yami wants it

Dec 16 - In Which We Go To La Otra Embajada To See "We Live In Public," Which Would Have Been Better Viewed Without The Nicaraguan Nerd Trio Playing Loud Games At The Table Next To Us

Prescient genius
flickers on the wall amid
the crash of Jenga

Dec 15 - The Benefits Of Our Small But Comfy New Habitacion

Fresh air on two sides
And no landlord wraithing past
Small room? No problem

Dec 14 - Lucky And I Walk To Metro Centro, But Other Than That The Day Is Unremarkable

I want a pool day
Sadly, work calls, and packing
On the move once more

Dec 13 - A Day At Laguna Apoyo

By bus and by cab
We arrive at the crater
To swim in warm silk

Dec 12 - Who Starts A New Job And Then Six Weeks Later Finds Out The Place Is Closing Down Early For Three Weeks Of Holidays? Me, I Guess

It's a bit early
To embrace Christmas spirit
But I'll work with it

Dec 11 - A Concert At The Catedral Metropolitana, Where We Confusedly Arrive Early Enough For The Evening Service

Promise of gospel
Leads us to the cathedral
We greet the faithful

Dec 10 - In Which I Get My Own Sign-In To Access The Ancient Web Site

Finally, I'm in
Daily nagging does pay off
The wall has fallen

Dec 9 - If All I Get Is One Day Of My Workmates Thinking I'm The Cat's Meow, I'll Take It

My star has risen
A video, a story
For now, they like me

Dec 8 - At The Museum Of The Revolution, Which Looks As Neglected As The Skinny Vet Who Shows Us Around

This place needs some love
Viva la Revolucion
But don't skip the paint

Dec 7 - The Rather Puzzling But Exciting Gritaria In Leon, Which Leaves Us With Fireworks Ash On Our Faces And Uncertainty Around How It All Relates To The Virgin Mary

Thousands crowd the square
Then dash to private altars
For suckers and soap

Dec 6 - An Otherwise Uneventful Bus Ride To Leon Turns Really Strange As We Head To Silvia's Beach House

Chikungunya days
Bats dart above our heads, like
someone's fevered dream

Dec 5 - A Day That Starts Out Somewhat Irritating Turns Fun With The Addition Of A Lot Of Rum And Chihuahuas

Gender talk bugs me
But then we all drink too much
And stuff dogs in bags

Dec 4 - The Day Of The Volunteer Provides A Good Workout For The Volunteer Photographer

Up, down, knees to floor
I'm Cuso's photographer
Grateful for yoga

Dec 3 - The Taxi Will Be Waiting At The Bus Terminal, They Said. I Knew Better Than To Believe Them

Bye to the bunk bed
I'm back on the people's bus
Sweating my way home

Dec 2 - In Which A Facilitator Alternates Between Putting Me To Sleep And Making Me Really, Really Angry

Rip-my-eyes-out bored
But the Purisima's sweet
With Halloween treats

Dec 1 - I Admit, I Was Hoping For A Little Better Class Of Accommodation

This is a hotel?
Six to a room, my poor hips
Pressed into the bunk